China conducted firing drill in Japan EEZ – Tokyo

TOKYO — A Chinese naval vessel carried out a live-firing drill during exercises with Russia within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Tokyo said Tuesday. The incident on Sunday was the first time that Japan’s defence ministry has spotted a live-fire drill by China within its EEZ and disclosed it, Japanese media said. Relations between Japan and China have worsened since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing in November with comments about Taiwan. READ: Japan says Chinese ships expelled from near disputed islands The Chinese Luyang III-class missile destroyer was seen conducting the exercise 180 kilometres (110 miles) southwest of the […]...

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